No, but the fact you can get all that with a WiiU plus more does.
The WiiU:
is expensive
won't play GameCube games
is likely to have technical defects like many launch consoles these days
doesn't come with Wii controllers to play Wii games, adding to the cost if you want to play them
However, I still wouldn't recommend PS2 to someone. It is simply too old at this point and kids would likely view it as insulting to get such unless they specifically requested it.
I don't get this line of reasoning. It shouldn't matter whether it's old or not. As long it's good.
I think only teenagers would view it as insulting due to peer pressure.
As to Wii, I would steer clear. It is dead in the water software wise, and overpriced even for what it is.
The Wii has a big library of cheap games, many of which are perfect for children and have local multi-player. The fact that there's barely anything new coming out doesn't change that.
Overpriced? Not really. It's very cheap these days and the most reliable system with the best UI you can get.
I wonder if you'd make the same argument for a cheap PlayStation 2, because I know the Wii has a bad reputation with 'serious' gamers.
Pirating games on the Sega Dreamcast is a great way to wear out its laser fast. Pirate versions often have content cut out, too, as a CD-R can't hold a GiB of data.
Actually some of the early and major differences started because Microsoft was the first to implement certain standards (CSS1, IE4 days), but Netscape being bigger at the time implemented the standard differently, and had W3C clarify the standard effectively making the original Microsoft implementation incorrect (the NS shenanigans is why width and height in CSS now specifies the content size and not the border-box which would be more useful)
They were a poorly written graphical layer on top of DOS, which was just a "Disk Operating System".
This is popular revisionism. Starting with Windows 3.1 it was no longer a DOS program as it used its own drivers and did its own memory management.
You see, the problem was that all apps had the full control over the entire machine, by design, since it was the way things were back in old DOS mode and backward compatibility was "paramount".
Nonsense. Windows 95 and its younger brethren are preemptive multi-tasking OSs.
So now, tell me, what was so great about Win9x that you have to jump at every slashdot post that tries to say anything bad about them?
I'm more a fan of Windows 95 than Win9x, really. I like how they are fast, don't swallow huge amounts of memory to operate, have zero DRM and great backwards compatibility.
I use Windows 95 OSR 2.5 regularly as my main desktop computer, and it's pretty stable and usable, even today. Microsoft did actual usability research when they made it, and it shows. Tales of it crashing every five minutes are pure hyperbole.
I'll give you a technical advantage: it's designed for the desktop instead of the server all the way down to the kernel. Linux makes for a shitty desktop all things considered.
The point was not abstaining from doing something until you can do it perfectly. The point was that if you do something, do your best instead of doing a half-assed job on purpose.
I'm guessing he meant that computer vendors could apply the same model as the automotive industry. The automotive industry has been trying to make it harder to diagnose and fix problems in cars thanks to proprietary systems. So with a computer the equivalent would be to weld the case shut.
I can't read German. It should be obvious that I expect links in English as this is an English language site.
Germany tends to be a bit more strict about its laws (especially when it involves nazism and the Holocaust), but their laws aren't that different from other civilised countries. But there's a difference between theory and practice. In practice these laws don't make much of a difference unless you're talking to a police (wo)man or the person you insulted lodges a complaint against you. Even then, what matters is context. You're not going to get thrown in jail for calling some random person an idiot.
It's not any better in the USA, the supposed haven of free speech. Insult a judge and you're thrown in jail. In Europe this would maybe net you a fine, but nothing more.
Almost all European nations either have a state church or transfer massive amounts of money to churches. That's pretty characteristic of Europe:
The USA also gives subsidies to churches, so it's hardly characteristic of Europe. As for state churches, you're making that up. All established religions get their share of subsidies.
The whole lot was guilty of the most vile forms of colonialism
So was the USA. Your point?
France nearly came to a civil war in 1958
There was a political crisis, but saying there was almost a civil war is pushing it.
it really doesn't matter what the Belgians or Dutch believe because they are little more than soccer balls for the powers that surround them
This is pure nonsense.
The only reason Europe hasn't started a bunch of new wars is because people are rich.
*rolls eyes*
Look, democracy was born in Europe. Except for Spain there's a pretty good track record. You seem to forget that Germany had a democracy before World War II. It couldn't be helped that half of it was conquered by the Soviet Union and turned communist.
Stop spouting nonsense and go brush up on your history.
What are you talking about? Please provide sources and citations because it sounds like you're talking out of your ass, just like when you talked about European democracy.
Agreed. On my oldest computer I have JavaScript turned off so it doesn't get bogged down with the tons of badly crafted JavaScript that is often found on websites these days.
On some of them simple things like search forms will not work unless JavaScript is enabled. Examples are the well-known play.com website and the package courier Kiala's website.
Another baffling example is your list of saved adverts on a website I regularly visit where people sell their used stuff. After ticking the checkboxes of the adverts you want to remove from your list, you can't click the "Remove" button because it's disabled. It was designed to be enabled by JavaScript when at least one checkbox was checked. They clearly didn't think this through.
Heck, I'd even choose the Americans over the EU. The Americans value free speech more than than EU who'd probably move quickly to ban offensive speech.
With C++ it is far too easy for bad programmers to build crappy, memory-inefficient abstractions that have no place in a project like a kernel.
You mean like C++'s object-oriented programming? The Linux kernel has what's essentially a C version of it which I imagine is hard to maintain like all abstractions that need tons of code to make in C.
This site you link to is mostly gibberish. Linus is more concise and a much better writer.
Please, enlighten us instead of making broad statements which at first glance seem to be a knee jerk reaction. I've read both and it's obvious that Linus isn't a great writer at all. The letter does a good job of discussing what Linus was saying while trying to remain fair. Dismissing it as "mostly gibberish" won't do.
This author views it as a logical fallacy for Linus to say that C++ is terrible because terrible programmers use it. I think to call that a "logical fallacy" misses the point - the point that in practice, it's actually true.
Which in the end doesn't matter and says more about today's programmers than C++ as a language.
Sticking to a simple language to avoid those issues doesn't seem that unreasonable to me, especially in a development model where people contribute from all over, and being able to quickly audit for bad practices is important.
That seems incredibly short-sighted to me and introduces other problems that you and Linus seem to want to ignore, like maintainability.
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The WiiU:
I don't get this line of reasoning. It shouldn't matter whether it's old or not. As long it's good.
I think only teenagers would view it as insulting due to peer pressure.
The Wii has a big library of cheap games, many of which are perfect for children and have local multi-player. The fact that there's barely anything new coming out doesn't change that.
Overpriced? Not really. It's very cheap these days and the most reliable system with the best UI you can get.
I wonder if you'd make the same argument for a cheap PlayStation 2, because I know the Wii has a bad reputation with 'serious' gamers.
Pirating games on the Sega Dreamcast is a great way to wear out its laser fast. Pirate versions often have content cut out, too, as a CD-R can't hold a GiB of data.
Interesting. Do you have a source for this?
This is popular revisionism. Starting with Windows 3.1 it was no longer a DOS program as it used its own drivers and did its own memory management.
Nonsense. Windows 95 and its younger brethren are preemptive multi-tasking OSs.
I'm more a fan of Windows 95 than Win9x, really. I like how they are fast, don't swallow huge amounts of memory to operate, have zero DRM and great backwards compatibility.
I use Windows 95 OSR 2.5 regularly as my main desktop computer, and it's pretty stable and usable, even today. Microsoft did actual usability research when they made it, and it shows. Tales of it crashing every five minutes are pure hyperbole.
I know it's popular to hate on Win9x, but quit spreading bullshit like that.
I'll give you a technical advantage: it's designed for the desktop instead of the server all the way down to the kernel. Linux makes for a shitty desktop all things considered.
Yes, it does run on real hardware. You can either write a raw disk image to a hard drive partition and then boot it using grub, or download a live CD.
The point was not abstaining from doing something until you can do it perfectly. The point was that if you do something, do your best instead of doing a half-assed job on purpose.
Funny you should say that, as English is my third language.
Who is Window and why does (s)he have a phone?
Not giving a fuck is a problem in general in today's society of sheeple.
Look, if you're going to do something, do it well, or don't bother.
I'm guessing he meant that computer vendors could apply the same model as the automotive industry. The automotive industry has been trying to make it harder to diagnose and fix problems in cars thanks to proprietary systems. So with a computer the equivalent would be to weld the case shut.
Something like that, anyway.
You're being misleading as that's not exactly what happened. Please read up on the case in question.
Who the hell still uses ROT-13? ROT-26 all the way, baby.
I can't read German. It should be obvious that I expect links in English as this is an English language site.
Germany tends to be a bit more strict about its laws (especially when it involves nazism and the Holocaust), but their laws aren't that different from other civilised countries. But there's a difference between theory and practice. In practice these laws don't make much of a difference unless you're talking to a police (wo)man or the person you insulted lodges a complaint against you. Even then, what matters is context. You're not going to get thrown in jail for calling some random person an idiot.
It's not any better in the USA, the supposed haven of free speech. Insult a judge and you're thrown in jail. In Europe this would maybe net you a fine, but nothing more.
The USA also gives subsidies to churches, so it's hardly characteristic of Europe. As for state churches, you're making that up. All established religions get their share of subsidies.
So was the USA. Your point?
There was a political crisis, but saying there was almost a civil war is pushing it.
This is pure nonsense.
*rolls eyes*
Look, democracy was born in Europe. Except for Spain there's a pretty good track record. You seem to forget that Germany had a democracy before World War II. It couldn't be helped that half of it was conquered by the Soviet Union and turned communist.
Stop spouting nonsense and go brush up on your history.
What are you talking about? Please provide sources and citations because it sounds like you're talking out of your ass, just like when you talked about European democracy.
Agreed. On my oldest computer I have JavaScript turned off so it doesn't get bogged down with the tons of badly crafted JavaScript that is often found on websites these days.
On some of them simple things like search forms will not work unless JavaScript is enabled. Examples are the well-known play.com website and the package courier Kiala's website.
Another baffling example is your list of saved adverts on a website I regularly visit where people sell their used stuff. After ticking the checkboxes of the adverts you want to remove from your list, you can't click the "Remove" button because it's disabled. It was designed to be enabled by JavaScript when at least one checkbox was checked. They clearly didn't think this through.
Faceboot, Faecesbook,...
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! What Did I Do To Deserve This?
Maybe you'd like SeaMonkey or Opera.
Obviously people have an issue with this because it's not just a number.
What world are you living in? The EU isn't China.
Most kernels were written when C++ wasn't standardised yet and as a result C++ compilers were of poor quality and didn't agree on everything.
Haiku's kernel is partly written in C++.
You mean like C++'s object-oriented programming? The Linux kernel has what's essentially a C version of it which I imagine is hard to maintain like all abstractions that need tons of code to make in C.
Please, enlighten us instead of making broad statements which at first glance seem to be a knee jerk reaction. I've read both and it's obvious that Linus isn't a great writer at all. The letter does a good job of discussing what Linus was saying while trying to remain fair. Dismissing it as "mostly gibberish" won't do.
Which in the end doesn't matter and says more about today's programmers than C++ as a language.
That seems incredibly short-sighted to me and introduces other problems that you and Linus seem to want to ignore, like maintainability.